"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life."
Psalm 119:50
Psalm 119:50
I just got off the phone with a man that had filled out an info card at church on Sunday. He lost his wife a couple of weeks ago and is now faced with raising his three children alone.
Sometimes my job feels so odd. Today I made some name tags, worked on the volunteer schedule, joked around with co-workers and then tried to find the words to comfort a man who is going through a horrible, horrible loss. All in the span of two hours. Lord, give me the words.
But it's stuff like this that makes me so excited about some of the work I've gotten to do in the last 8 months (holy cow, I've been working here for 8 months!!!). All of it has been deepening a desire in my heart to help people work through the hard stuff in their lives. So currently I'm looking into the various programs in Texas to become a counselor. I would love to go back to SPU or Mars Hill to get my Masters in Marriage and Family counseling, but I'm not sure that's what God has in store for us. It'll take another year before I'll probably be able to do anything, but I'm really excited at the idea of it all. Now I should probably start studying for the GMAT, but I'm not really excited about that. Who knows, maybe I'll end up at UT so I can become a true Longhorn. Now that would be fun.
3 comments:
Miss Sarah Anne,
Good for you. It seems employment is so much more enjoyable and purposeful when we can help others. I am thrilled for you that you are considering serving others through therapy. Your compassion for and delight in people will fuel you far in this respect. I cannot wait to hear what happens with this.
On your momma, I am so glad to know that she is well and that the Lord has again shown His faithfulness in her healing and quick recovery. :)
Hope you are still loving Texas for all its glory and increasing temperatures. It helps to have people you love there no matter where you are and that Austin is a pretty place with lots of fun stuff to do!
Hook em!
Awesome, Sarah! I'm glad you are finding fulfillment in your job! And I highly encourage you, while you don't have kids... do all your schooling NOW! :) (Or at least most of it). I try to think about when I'll go get my masters in either counseling, sociology, or MSW, and its overwhelming to think of as I raise a toddler.
Hope all is well, I miss ya...
Kel
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